Radio Community & Astro2010: Science White Papers

Galactic Neighborhood (GAN)

• Astrochemistry in Galaxies of the Local Universe
  David S. Meier (New Mexico Tech) et al.
• Cosmic Accelerators
  Jonathan Arons (Univ. of California)
• Cosmic Feedback from Supermassive Black Holes
  Andrew C. Fabian (Univ. of Cambridge) et al.
• Direct in situ Observations of Magnetic Fields in Galaxies at Increasingly High Redshifts
  Carl Heiles (Princeton)
• The Dominant, Negelected Fourth Force: The Interstellar Magnetic Field
  Carl Heiles (Princeton)
• The Dynamic Radio Sky: An Opportunity for Discovery
  J. Lazio (NRL) et al.
• The Exploration of the Unknown
  K. I. Kellermann (NRAO) et al.
• Explorations of the Massive Molecular Reservoir at The Galactic Center
  Mark Morris (UCLA) et al.
• Finding and Using Electromagnetic Counterparts of Gravitational Wave Sources
  E. Sterl Phinney (Caltech)
• From Molecular to Highly-Charged Ions: Expansion of Laboratory Astrophysics Through Use of the Electrostatic Storage Ring and Electron Beam Ion Trap
  Dr. Ara Chutjian (JPL) et al.
• Ground-Based Astrometry 2010-2020
  Todd J. Henry (Georgia State University) et al.
• Heavy-Molecule Astrochemistry: Precursors to Life?
  Carl Heiles (Princeton)
• How do Galaxies Accrete Gas and Form Stars?
  M.E. Putman (Columbia) et al.
• Intense Star Formation in Nearby Merger Galaxies
  Kelsey Johnson (Univ. of Virginia) et al.
• Is There a Need for an Improved Celestial Reference Frame?
  Kenneth Johnston (USNO) et al.
• Lifecycle of Dust in Galaxies
  Karl Gordon (STScI) et al.
• The Missing Baryons in the Milky Way and Local Group
  Joel N. Bregman (Univ. of Michigan) et al.
• Motions of Galaxies in the Local Group and Beyond
  M. J. Reid (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al.
• Nearby Galaxies: Templates for Galaxies Across Cosmic Time
  F. J. Lockman (NRAO) and J. Ott (NRAO)
• New Discoveries in the Galactic Neighborhood Through Advances in Laboratory Astrophysics
  AAS Working Group on Laboratory Astrophysics (WGLA)
• The Next Decade in Astrochemistry: An Integrated Approach
  Lucy M. Ziurys (Univ. Arizona) et al.
• Particle Acceleration in Stellar Remnants
  P. Kaaret (Univ. of Iowa) et al.
• Plasma Physics Processes of the Interstellar Medium
  Steven Spangler (Univ. of Iowa) et al.
• The Promise of Low-Frequency Gravitational Wave Astronomy
  Tom Prince (Caltech/JPL) et al.
• Revealing Magnetic Fields in the Neutral ISM: Outlook and Goals for the Next Decade
  C. Darren Dowell (California Institute of Technology) et al.
• Science at Very High Resolution: The Expected and the Unexpected
  Michelle Creech-Eakman (New Mexico Tech)
• Searching for the Secrets of Massive Star Birth
  John Bally (Univ. Colorado) et al.
• Star Formation Through Cosmic Time: From Local Galaxies to the Early Universe
  Gordon J. Stacey (Cornell) et al.
• Structure and Dynamics of the Milky Way
  M. J. Reid (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al.
• Young Stellar Clusters and Star Formation Throughout the Galaxy
  Eric Feigelson (Penn State Univ.) et al.